Weight gain/water retention
fit_finesse92
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Anyone else have a significant weight gain around/during ovulation?? This is so frustrating!! I'm sure it's only water retention, I would just like to know if anyone else goes through the same. I'm trying not to let it get me frustrated but it's so hard not too!!
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I never really had that, but yes, to my understand, more women have weight gain and water retention at ovulation time than during PMS. In fact, I might have had it some then, because I only thought we had those issues at PMS/period week, and I never really had it...I got a barrel-load full of other drama/trauma, though, so I figured it was a trade off.
Just use an average weight tracker like Happy Scales for iPhone or Libra for Android, and ignore the blip. They both show trends so you don't have to get mired in the annoying gain details!
I think it has something to do with uterine lining prep for allowing conception or something, if I remember. I googled, and let me tell you, you are NOT alone... Here's a few links to show you! LOL
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1423676/ovulation-and-weight-gain
http://femalefitnesssystems.com/why-you-have-fat-days/
https://community.babycenter.com/post/a36920389/so_frustrated_weight_gain_with_ovulation
http://www.sparkpeople.com/ma/Weight-gain-around-ovulation-time?/1/1/4692357
#4 on this post - http://www.fiscusfitness.com/post/90/How-Did-I-Gain-3-Pounds-Overnight-
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/4pc4jt/how_bad_is_your_weight_gain_during_ovulationperiod/
Ha! In reading some of these, it's no wonder there's such a stigma against hormonal moodiness...
TL;DR - Short answer, you're not alone - and it is hormonal fluctuations that seem to cause it, no clear black and white answer. Get extra fluids and electrolytes during this time...
And you have all my sympathy! I wonder if it is the more overweight a person is that they less they notice this?? Bloating was not a thing for me, even as a teen. Cramps so bad OTC pain meds didn't touch them and missing school for days at a time, that was me. And when I had the worst of my ovarian cysts, it was ovulation that would rupture them, so there's obviously a lot going on during that time... So again, all the gentle hugs...0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »I never really had that, but yes, to my understand, more women have weight gain and water retention at ovulation time than during PMS. In fact, I might have had it some then, because I only thought we had those issues at PMS/period week, and I never really had it...I got a barrel-load full of other drama/trauma, though, so I figured it was a trade off.
Just use an average weight tracker like Happy Scales for iPhone or Libra for Android, and ignore the blip. They both show trends so you don't have to get mired in the annoying gain details!
I think it has something to do with uterine lining prep for allowing conception or something, if I remember. I googled, and let me tell you, you are NOT alone... Here's a few links to show you! LOL
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1423676/ovulation-and-weight-gain
http://femalefitnesssystems.com/why-you-have-fat-days/
https://community.babycenter.com/post/a36920389/so_frustrated_weight_gain_with_ovulation
http://www.sparkpeople.com/ma/Weight-gain-around-ovulation-time?/1/1/4692357
#4 on this post - http://www.fiscusfitness.com/post/90/How-Did-I-Gain-3-Pounds-Overnight-
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/4pc4jt/how_bad_is_your_weight_gain_during_ovulationperiod/
Ha! In reading some of these, it's no wonder there's such a stigma against hormonal moodiness...
TL;DR - Short answer, you're not alone - and it is hormonal fluctuations that seem to cause it, no clear black and white answer. Get extra fluids and electrolytes during this time...
And you have all my sympathy! I wonder if it is the more overweight a person is that they less they notice this?? Bloating was not a thing for me, even as a teen. Cramps so bad OTC pain meds didn't touch them and missing school for days at a time, that was me. And when I had the worst of my ovarian cysts, it was ovulation that would rupture them, so there's obviously a lot going on during that time... So again, all the gentle hugs...
Thank you so much! It is very frustrating! I was/am the same exact way with cramps and the cysts. Since I have lost weight it's not *as* bad. But it's still rough. A lot of people think i am crazy when i tell them i can pin point my ovulation day/ovulation period and which side i am ovulating on lol. I also have thyroid problems so I'm sure that probably plays a factor too. Ugh! Being a woman definitely has its cons...and pros
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From what I can gather looking back, I can see signs of insulin resistance starting around age 6-10, PCOS back maybe 12-15 started, thyroid stuff maybe around 16-18 - not sure, but for sure around the 22-25...I got pregnant at 23, miscarried, then immediately conceived again and had my daughter at 24. I had my gallbladder out when she was 7 weeks okay, and I can tell you, with clear vision, looking back, that is when everything spiraled out!!! I had always attributed it to the stress of pregnancy, finding out I would get laid off after I came back to work (company sold), some delivery issues, and then having a new baby -- but with the blessing now of time and perspective, I can truly see that it was having my gallbladder out that was the major issue/trigger for the chaos that followed.
And HECK NO, you are NOT crazy. I could tell you that it took me about 6-12 hours to ovulate, I ovulated on both sides each cycle, but I was on a 6-8 week cycle depending on month, and I could tell you, "oh, heck, I'm ovulating...if I pass out, it's not a huge worry, etc." And I have no idea if I actually ovulated and released an egg, or it took my body that long to endure the process, because it happened every time. When I started being able to tell, it was about 6 weeks apart - at it's worst, it was about 8 weeks on the dot.
The time I did almost past out was cysts rupturing due to out of character activity, and it scared me half to death. I think that it is why I ended up going to my doc about it, actually...
The biggest things I did to help my thyroid was to take enzymes to help actually break down the nutrients to absorb them, since low functioning thyroid produces less stomach acid, which worsens the cycle, etc. Getting my D3, B12, Zinc, Magnesium, Tyrosine, and such up has made a difference. I think those are the worst offenders. I'm still fighting on the Iron... I read recently that if your ferritin isn't at least at 50-75%, you will never make true strides in getting your thyroid handled... I need to research that one more.
What I find to be craziest is that all these systems are related. The sex hormone, adrenal hormone, and endocrine hormones are all kind of in a balance....screw one up and it screws them all up eventually... I hope you find some better days ahead!
Oh, and with an untreated thyroid, it's almost impossible to conceive and safely carry to term... If you're well managed, it's not a major issue, but I don't know if conception is on your task list... Just wanted to put that bug in your ear.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »From what I can gather looking back, I can see signs of insulin resistance starting around age 6-10, PCOS back maybe 12-15 started, thyroid stuff maybe around 16-18 - not sure, but for sure around the 22-25...I got pregnant at 23, miscarried, then immediately conceived again and had my daughter at 24. I had my gallbladder out when she was 7 weeks okay, and I can tell you, with clear vision, looking back, that is when everything spiraled out!!! I had always attributed it to the stress of pregnancy, finding out I would get laid off after I came back to work (company sold), some delivery issues, and then having a new baby -- but with the blessing now of time and perspective, I can truly see that it was having my gallbladder out that was the major issue/trigger for the chaos that followed.
And HECK NO, you are NOT crazy. I could tell you that it took me about 6-12 hours to ovulate, I ovulated on both sides each cycle, but I was on a 6-8 week cycle depending on month, and I could tell you, "oh, heck, I'm ovulating...if I pass out, it's not a huge worry, etc." And I have no idea if I actually ovulated and released an egg, or it took my body that long to endure the process, because it happened every time. When I started being able to tell, it was about 6 weeks apart - at it's worst, it was about 8 weeks on the dot.
The time I did almost past out was cysts rupturing due to out of character activity, and it scared me half to death. I think that it is why I ended up going to my doc about it, actually...
The biggest things I did to help my thyroid was to take enzymes to help actually break down the nutrients to absorb them, since low functioning thyroid produces less stomach acid, which worsens the cycle, etc. Getting my D3, B12, Zinc, Magnesium, Tyrosine, and such up has made a difference. I think those are the worst offenders. I'm still fighting on the Iron... I read recently that if your ferritin isn't at least at 50-75%, you will never make true strides in getting your thyroid handled... I need to research that one more.
What I find to be craziest is that all these systems are related. The sex hormone, adrenal hormone, and endocrine hormones are all kind of in a balance....screw one up and it screws them all up eventually... I hope you find some better days ahead!
Oh, and with an untreated thyroid, it's almost impossible to conceive and safely carry to term... If you're well managed, it's not a major issue, but I don't know if conception is on your task list... Just wanted to put that bug in your ear.
Oh wow! I'm sorry for your loss. I'm not 100% sure exactly when all of my issues started but I started my cycle at 9 yrs old and I had horrible periods/ovulation would stay home from school etc. When I started my freshman year I would cry for no reason and everyone chalked it up to be me starting high school/nerves etc and wouldn't listen to me that i had absolutely no reason to cry and i didn't mean to it would just happen. Then one day at school I had a melt down in the middle of class, anxiety attack whole bit and my mom finally snapped out of it and realized something was going on. I got taken to me pedi (YES PEDI GIRL!) and he put me on Xanax. After a few weeks on it my mom was like oh no, shes not herself and took me off of it and brought me to an ob/gyn, she put me on bc. I didn't have any issues until i got off of it (age 18, i was getting married the fall i turned 19), I gained 35 pounds in a year, my hair was falling out in wads, acne was so bad a dermatologist couldn't help me, etc. She did the lab work and found my thyroid problems (but fast forward to age 19) I am 60 pound heavier by then, got on medicine and started seeing an endo. Some how I guess by the grace of God (idk) I got pregnant when I was 20. It took a while and I had to be on progesterone (thanks to my OB he caught it early), pregnancy was great. Then at 22 we decided we wanted another baby, I was on metformin for insulin resistance and I didn't know it aids in getting pregnant. I was going to wait until my next appointment and tell the dr but i ended up pregnant before getting to that next appointment and I guess since I wasn't on the progesterone I lost it. I got pregnant again very quickly ( healthy baby & pregnancy-hes 11 months now).
I started a weight loss clinic in January and they do the b12 shots. I wonder if that has a lot to do with my success? I have of course lowered my cal intake and increased my activity level, etc but I stopped the shots a couple of weeks ago so it will be interesting to see how it goes now..
I can also tell some months i double ovulate as you do/did.
How do you get those vitamins? Do you take OTC vitamins? I've heard mixed reviews about OTC vitamins and such.
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I am 40 now, will be 41 next month. I take continuous BCP because I'm done with babies, but I have Pelvic Organ Prolapse and wear a pessary, so I can't have a hysterectomy of any kind without having to have bladder suspension surgery and vaginal mesh and a lot of mess I'm not willing to endure until it impacts my quality of life. At this point, it is all just annoying, honestly. Because of the continuous BCP, I'm pretty level across the board. Of course, the BCP have their own risks.
Like you, I was put on a low dose BCP at 16 (also started cycle at 9...wonder if that's connected somehow, borderline precocious puberty, to one of the triggers?)...and OMG, saved my LIFE!!! I got married at 19, but started trying for a baby in my 20's...I think maybe stopped the pill at 21 ish? Took me a while got conceive (thank you by the way, it was traumatizing at the time, but it was a very early term loss - 5 weeks and 3 days - so I didn't have to have a D&C or any of the worst traumas that happen further along). I miscarried, then almost impossibly, I conceived around 2 weeks after my miscarriage, which is supposed to be impossible. I didn't even begin to suspect pregnancy with my daughter until I was 6-7 weeks along, although my coworkers all figured it out before I did. Finally took a test around 8 weeks, and confirm that next week at my doctor. I was classified as high risk due to the previous miscarriage, but I had the easiest pregnancy ever, really.
I'm sorry for your loss, as well. No matter how/when it happens, it is never easy, and it's very hard to rebound from if you don't have a great support system...and still struggle to conceive.
I mentioned the drama that followed all that. My daughter developed RSV at 4 months old, while we were in the middle of moving, and it was scary as all get out. At almost 17 now, she has asthma, though she didn't as a child (there are genetic markers on her dad's side, and he has it too, adult onset)... Just way too much to even cover. Oh, and I developed secondary infertility. In the almost 17 years since my daughter was born, I have not ever gotten pregnant again, despite years of progesterone therapy (didn't help due to underlying untreated adrenal and thyroid issues) and all kinds of such.
I didn't even find out I had PCOS until 35, and that was when I had the worst cysts rupture that had black closing tunnel vision, ringing in my ears, cold/clammy sweats, feverish feeling, nausea, nearly losing consciousness, etc., all on my daughter's field trip. It was horrible... And actually despite having ultrasound to confirm and all that, the doctor didn't tell me it was confirmed. It was when I went to a new Endo referral in 2014 that he confirmed it. And discovered the insulin resistance...and confirmed/treated the hypothyroidism, etc.
I recently switched thyroid meds, I'm fighting with insurance on Glucophage (Metformin gives me horrible side effects), and I take a number of OTC supps and some other meds.
As far as OTC supps, it really depends on what you're wanting to take. I've found a few reliable brands. Jarrow is supposed to be one of the best... It's on my Top 5 List, I guess. I like Doctor's Best brand for some things, LOVE LifeExtension brand for some things... I just NOW brand on a few items. Nutricost is good, too...
I personally prefer to deconstruct a multivitamin and leave out the parts I don't need and use the best quality I can afford of the ones I do use... I had a post about it on my blog here a while back, but I'd need to update the list. I am happy to do that if you want to know what all I take... But again, it really depends on what you need... The B12 shot, it did nothing for me. I'm still taking a B12/B-Complex, B12 separately both in liquid and lozenge form, and it's barely managing the neuropathy effect I started having that lead me to identify the deficiency in the first place.
Personally, I think most folks either need or can safely take these without testing:
Magnesium (not oxide - personally I prefer chelated forms)
D3/K2 (the K2 is a MUST or the D3 and related absorbed calcium will just end up cluttering your arteries and not go where they need to go - and the majority of people do not need a calcium supplement - they need to absorb better what they intake...)
B-Complex/B12
I take a number of other things, but those are the basics most folks lack...
I'm sorry for what you've had to endure. I tend to get very vocal about sharing everything I know so that those who come after us don't have to go through what we've been through...with thyroid especially. That's been the hardest for me to level out. Waiting for more tests before deciding to get back on iodine or not.0 -
Oh, and I get most of the supplements/vitamins/nutrients off of Amazon, though I buy some locally at Organic/Health Food stores.0
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Oh, and I get most of the supplements/vitamins/nutrients off of Amazon, though I buy some locally at Organic/Health Food stores.
I'm sorry for the things you have had to endure as well. I was around 6 weeks when i lost mine also. You are definitely right no matter when or how it is a tough blow when you lose a child in or out utero.
Thank you so much for your help and I truly hope things look up for you I could imagine it must be tough, but I truly think the battles we face make us into the people we are. And it helps us help others (as you are helping me), even if it is only words of encouragement or actual facts/opinions. A lot of people that don't go through a silent disease have NO clue what it's like. My worst criticism used to come from my own family, but over the years they have realized that it's out of our control and i'm not just being "moody" etc.
I just started with a new GP a couple of weeks ago and he ordered a full panel lab test I will probably do tomorrow or friday so hopefully that will give me and the Dr some answers as to what I should be supplementing with etc.
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Sending good thoughts.
And I agree that I learn as much (if not more!) researching and discussing things for others as I do for myself!1
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